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Southern Jewish Historical Society

goinhome — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:21:49 +0000

The Southern Jewish Historical Society will hold its annual conference co-sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washingtonin, Washington, DC, November 2-4, 2007. The title of the conference is “Honoring the Past for the Sake of the Future.” Proposals for sessions or individual papers (1-1/2 page abstracts and short bios) on any aspect of the southern Jewish experience are welcome. Although January 5, 2007 is the target deadline, sessions will be evaluated as they are received and individual proposals will be considered as they can be paired with other papers. To submit proposals, or if you are interested in serving as a panel chair or commentator, please contact Dr. Stephen J.Whitfield, stevewhitfield@juno.com; (781) 736-3035, and/or Dr. Mark K. Bauman, markkbauman@aol.com; (404) 366-3306, SJHS 2007 Program Co-Chairs.

2007 Virginia Forum

goinhome — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:55:05 +0000

CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2007 VIRGINIA FORUM: The second Virginia Forum will convene at the Library of Virginia in Richmond on 13-14 April 2007. The Virginia Forum offers an opportunity for exchanges of ideas among scholars, teachers, archivists, librarians, museum curators, and all those interested in Virginia history and culture. The Virginia Forum welcomes proposals for presentations on all topics in Virginia history, but the 400th anniversary year of 2007 offers a special opportunity for reconsidering large and significant themes in Virginia’s history and its place in national and international history. The committee welcomes proposals for individual papers or complete panel sessions, panel discussions, workshops, poster sessions, or electronic presentations. Send a one-page proposal, along with a brief vita of the presenter(s) to the chair of the program committee, Dr. Larissa M. Smith, Department of History, Longwood University at smithlm@longwood.edu. Proposal deadline: 2 October 2006.

The 13th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book

goinhome — Mon, 29 May 2006 05:16:36 +0000

The 13th annual Virginia Festival of the Book (21-25 March 2007 in Charlottesville) is seeking authors for one or two panels
commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. They are interested in books which deal with any topic relating to Atlantic slavery and the slave trade, and are particularly seeking authors whose scholarship is aimed at and accessible to a general audience. Youth and Adult guidelines are available for the 2007 VA! Book, and the deadline is 1 October. Visit the site for details.